Accessory display from integrated?

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Ranguvar

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I'm getting a GTX 680 soon, and while I don't want to move to multi-monitor gaming, I've considered running another monitor for web and such while there's a game in the other monitor.

I'm well aware that the 680 can handle up to four displays, including one accessory, but could I save a little performance by running the other display off the integrated graphics (HD 3000)?

I can hot-swap between outputs fine, but I don't know if both will run at once.

Thanks!
 
I think it depends on the chipset / mb, lucid virtu does it and I think z68 can also. Most only let you run 1 gpu as the integrated and the pcie share the bus.
 
I have a Z68 with video out, and I know I can hot swap between outputs, just trying to find out if both will run at once for sure.
 
THat's how I'm running my displays now. My primary 24" on my 680 and my secondary 19" on the IGP... Works great. All you're really saving is a few MB of video memory, but since it's there, might as well use it.
 
CarinNunnery said:
Most only let you run 1 gpu as the integrated and the pcie share the bus.
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It works just fine. I promise
 
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